Baghdad, 16 October – The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the WHO Iraq country office, releases today the results of health status screening for primary school students in 24 selected disadvantaged primary schools. To develop the capacity of the Iraqi education sector old mud school structures will also be replaced in some of the most deprived rural areas in Suleimaniyah, Salahaldin and Thiqar.
The study is providing baseline data on a wide range of student health indicators in primary schools, in addition to data on visual acuity and eye diseases, hearing and ear diseases, musculoskeletal abnormalities and assessment of nutritional status of students.
The Education-for-All project, which supports efforts to develop the capacity of the education sector in Iraq, is a joint project of the Ministries of Health and Education and UN agencies, in partnership with local communities. The project is financially supported by the United Nations Development Group, Iraq Trust Fund.
